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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. G. HAMEL.

COMBINED CHAIR AND LOUNGE.

Patented Feb. 8 1887.

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2 SheetsSheet 2. G. HAMEL.

COMBINED CHAIR AND LOUNGE.

Patented. Feb. 8, 1887.

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PATENT FFICEQ cusTAvUs HAMEL, or DE soro, MIssoUnI.

COMBINED CHAIR AND LOU NGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,383, dated February 8, 1887.

Application filed May 27, 1886.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS HAMEL, of De Soto, in the county of Jefferson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Combined Chair and Lounge, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of a combined chair and lounge wherein the parts are so arranged that the back of the chair may be adjusted to any angle desired, and wherein the attachment constituting the foot-rest or foot of the lounge may be disposed beneath the main seat of the chair when not use.

Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurel is a side view'of my improved chair, representing the same as it appears when adjusted to use as a reclining-chair, certain portions being broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line as a; ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view representing the parts as they appear when adjusted to constitute a lounge; and Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating theconstruction of the slotted socket, which serves as a support for the rear end of the main seat.

In constructing the chair forming the subject-matter of this application, I provide a main frame, 10, which consists of side bars, 11, legs 14, arms 15, upper cross-bars, 12, lower cross-bars, 18, and longitudinal bracing-bars 16, the legs 14 and arms 15 of each side of the chair being made of one strip of wood bent to a form to constitute the parts named.

The seat 17 is constructed upon a frame, 18,

the forward end of which is formed with hooks that rest upon the forward main cross-bar, 12, while the rear end of the seat is supported by studs 19, which ride in pivotallymounted and slotted brackets 20, said brackets being secured to the side strips, 11, in the position best shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

The frame 21 of the back 22 is hinged or pivotally connected to the rear end of the frame 18, the studs 19 being employed for the purpose of establishing this connection. To the inner face of each of the arms 15 I connect a curved toothed rack, 23, and these racks act as supports for the back of the chair, the frame Serial No. 203,429. (No model.)

21 being provided with pins 2, that are engaged by the teeth of the racks 23.

From this construction it will be seen that the back and seat may be adjusted to meet the requirements of the occupant of the chair, this adjustment being brought about by lifting the racks 23 from engagement with the pins 2 and bringing said pins into engagement with such teeth of the rack as will give the required inclination, the seat-frame 18 swinging upon its connection with the front cross-bar, 12, and its studs or pins 19 riding in the slots of the brackets 20.

In connection with the back and seat of the chair, I employ a foot-rest, 25, upon one end of which there are secured hooks 26, that are de' signed to engage when the foot-rest is in use with the forward cross-bar, 12,-and if the combined chair and loungewere to be used as a reelining-chair the forward end of the foot-rest would rest upon the floor, as shown in Fig. l;-

but if the combined chair and lounge were to be used as a lounge the forward end of the foot-rest would be supported by folding legs 27, which legs in this case would be moved to the position in which they are shown in Fig. 3, but when the device is used as illustrated in Fig. 1 they would be folded up beneath the foot-rest 25.

When the foot-rest is not in use either as the foot-rest to the lounge or as a foot-rest for the reclining-chair, its hooks 26 are caught upon the rear cross-bar, 13, and its forward end is supported by the front cross-bar, 13, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the main supporting-frame. of a seat and back that are pivotally connected, the seat being provided with hooks that rest upon the upper front crossbars of the frame and with pins which ride in slots of pivot-allymounted bracketscarried by the frame, toothed racks being connected to the arms of the frame and arranged to engage with pins carried by the back-frame, substantially as described. r

2. The combination, with the frame 10, of a -seat-frame,18, formed with hooks that engage with the forward upper cross-bar of the frame, slotted brackets 20,,pins 19, carried by the seatframe, a back-frame pivotally connected to the seat -frame and provided with pins 2, and toothed racks 23, pivotally connected to the toothed racks pivotally connected to the arms arms of the frame 10, a foot-rest, 25, formed of the frame 10, the seat and back frame being I with hooks 26, and legs 27, the foot-rest, seat,

otally-mounted brackets 20, e baclefrstme that is pivotally connected to the seat-frame, and provided with pins 2, that are engaged by 15 properly upholstered, substantially as die and back of the frame being properly upseribed. bolstered.

3. The combination, with the frame 10, ofa GUST, HAMEL. seat-frame formed with hooks that engage with "Witnesses: the forward and upper cross-bar of the frame, and pins 19, that ride in slots formed in piv' JAMES TRIMMER, H. H. DIAVGUIRE. 

